About a week ago, Matthew Block, the editor of the Canadian Lutheran (published by the more confessional Lutheran Church or Canada), had a very nice piece that was published at the First Thing’s “First Thoughts” blog titled “Are Lutherans Catholic?: Looking for a Protestant Future? Try the Protestant Past.” (for more on what Matthew Block is responding to, read […]
. Chris Rosebrough, host of the show Fighting for the Faith, is making sense. Listen to him on Issues ETC as he talks about Joel Osteen’s recent meeting with Pope Francis: Is this just two sides of the same coin – just one side for the sophisticated elite and the other side for the un-nuanced […]
What is “Erlangen theology”? My studies at Lutheran seminaries in England and Canada (1998-2000) occasioned only a passing acquaintance with names such as Elert and Alhaus, conveniently labeled as “Erlangian” for the students. And yet, in spite of the paucity of references to the school in my own seminary experiences, Erlangen evidently still speaks to […]
